Request For A Tutorial. Please Help!

Decorating By beany Updated 17 Nov 2005 , 11:45pm by Randa_000

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beany Posted 15 Nov 2005 , 5:48am
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Hi lovelies!

I'd really like to know how to do this:

http://www.celebrationcakes.com.au/weddings.php?page=8 (the picture is number p825)

You can also see it in these other photos:
http://www.sweetart.com.au/view.php?pos=64
http://planetcake.com.au/PopCakeweb0505p15.html

Is there anyone out there who would be willing to do a tutorial to demonstrate the "wraps".

Pretty pleeeaaaaaase!

Thanks!

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MrsMissey Posted 15 Nov 2005 , 5:09pm
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Beautiful cakes! The one with the wraps just look like it was done by placing offset circles of fondant on the cake...alternating left and right. I don't really know though...perhaps it was actually long panels of fondant that were actually wrapped around the cake!

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beany Posted 16 Nov 2005 , 2:45am
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Thanks. They are beautiful aren't they? I was hoping someone might know how to do the wraps......I might just have a play and see how it turns out.

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Keliames Posted 17 Nov 2005 , 5:40am
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Wanted to bump you because I would also love to know how to do those as well. Hopefully someone will know. Keli

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SquirrellyCakes Posted 17 Nov 2005 , 5:58am
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I would agree with Mrs. Missey, even if that is not how these particular ones are done, it would work. The first one you would either start at the bottom or you could actually cover the whole cake with fondant and then a few inches up, start wrapping with wide drapes or swags - sprt pf half circles that you overlap on alternate sides, I would think there is a seam at the back of the cake.
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FunnyCakes Posted 17 Nov 2005 , 12:09pm
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My question would be WHEN would you do these? If I am trying to make the decorations ahead of time - before the cake was frosted - could I make them on a 'dummy' then switch them to the finished cake later?

Or would I have to make them on the finished cake itself, since they might not fit perfectly if they were dried?

would that keep me from assembling a cake at its location?

This is a good thread because I think a lot of us would like to know how to do this.

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flayvurdfun Posted 17 Nov 2005 , 1:19pm
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Originally Posted by MrsMissey

Beautiful cakes! The one with the wraps just look like it was done by placing offset circles of fondant on the cake...alternating left and right.




that was my first guess, if it isnt, I cant see why it wouldnt work!

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ps3884 Posted 17 Nov 2005 , 1:36pm
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What a beautiful cake. I would love to try a cake like this. But...I haven't worked with fondant yet. I don't think I'll be trying this for my first attempt.

Beany, let us know how you do. I can't wait to see pics.

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MrsMissey Posted 17 Nov 2005 , 1:53pm
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Originally Posted by FunnyCakes

My question would be WHEN would you do these? If I am trying to make the decorations ahead of time - before the cake was frosted - could I make them on a 'dummy' then switch them to the finished cake later?

Or would I have to make them on the finished cake itself, since they might not fit perfectly if they were dried?

would that keep me from assembling a cake at its location?

This is a good thread because I think a lot of us would like to know how to do this.




I don't think that making them on a dummy cake would work to good...you risk breaking or rippping the fondant when transferring to the real cake. I think the fondant wraps would need to be done when you are putting the cake together..perhaps a day or so before you need it!

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SquirrellyCakes Posted 17 Nov 2005 , 3:48pm
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I would have to say I agree with Mrs. Missey. I haven't done a cake in this manner so this is only a guess, but fondant starts to dry once it is place and removing it and replacing it would likely result in cracking. Plus you are never going to be able to match how you hung the fondant on one cake, on another.
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Randa_000 Posted 17 Nov 2005 , 11:45pm
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I haven't used fondant yet either, but couldn't you get the same effect from BC?

I am still very new so I might be wrong.

Randa

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